Tour of Bulgaria 2009: Stage 1 Results

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Full Results
1	Ivailo Gabrovski (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	4:17:43
2	Vladimir Koev (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:00:29
3	Pavel Shumanov (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:01:06
4	Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	0:02:58
5	Pedraza Walter (Col) SP Tableware	0:03:00
6	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:03:01
7	Krasimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Shchebelin Alexey (Rus) SP Tableware	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Johannes Heider (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:03:07
10	Yevgeniy Nepomnyachiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:05:42
11	Luis Silva (Por) Palmeiras Resort	0:06:45
12	Stefan Hristov (Bul) CC Bourgas	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Svetoslav Chanliev (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:08:47
14	Benfamin Riemer (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Serbian National Team	0:08:48
16	Georgi Georgiev (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Yohan Cauquil (Fra) CC Bourgas	0:09:59
20	Henrique Casimiro (Por) Palmeiras Resort	0:10:23
21	Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Andre Cardoso (Por) Palmeiras Resort	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Marcel Ternovsek (Slo) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:11:09
24	Janek Tombak (Est) CC Bourgas	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Lagkuti Sergiy (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Roberto Richeze (Arg) Betonexpressz 2000	0:11:11
27	Balint Szeghalmi (Hun) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Forberger Sven (Ger) Dresden Regional Team	0:11:20
29	Tamas Lengyel (Hun) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:12:07
30	Rusen Rusev (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:12:27
31	Tomas Metcalfe (GBr) Palmeiras Resort	0:12:28
32	Radionov Mykhaylo (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Shchedov Vitaliy (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	0:13:32
34	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:13:34
35	Borislav Ivanov (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:14:20
36	Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Gergely Kiss (Hun) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Bodenschatz Florian (Ger) Dresden Regional Team	0:14:29
39	Svetoslav Nedev (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:14:32
40	Eric Pidun (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:14:34
41	Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:15:20
42	Marcel Barth (Ger) German National Team	0:15:22
43	Fabian Schaar (Ger) German National Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Anastopoulos Vasileios (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Kulyk Andriy (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Jacob Fiedler (Ger) German National Team	0:15:37
47	Martin Prazdnovski (Svk) CC Bourgas	0:15:49
48	Ayal Rahat (Isr) Velo Club Israel	0:17:29
49	Libner Niv (Isr) Velo Club Israel	0:17:30
50	Alexandru Ciocan (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	0:17:32
51	Gergely Ivanics (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	0:17:36
52	Marrtin Grunder (Ger) Dresden Regional Team	0:17:44
53	Dmitry Gruzdev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:17:54
54	Der Zolt (Srb) Serbian National Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Roman Morozov (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	0:18:23
56	Stanislav Zaraliev (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	0:18:25
57	Ralf Matzka (Ger) German National Team	0:18:38
58	Rami David (Isr) Velo Club Israel	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Claude Wolter (Lux) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:19:50
60	Daniel Bajlo (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Rino Zampilli (Ita) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:20:11
62	Dragan Spasic (Srb) Serbian National Team	0:21:25
63	Johannes Kahra (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) German National Team	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Scholz Timo (Ger) Dresden Regional Team	0:23:02
66	Franz Schiewer (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:23:03
67	Fonrabe Maksym (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	0:23:58
68	Predrag Prokic (Srb) Serbian National Team	0:24:17
69	Dor Dviri (Isr) Velo Club Israel	0:24:18
70	Ivan Stevic (Srb) Serbian National Team	0:24:39
71	Evgeni Gerganov (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:24:47
72	Martin Mihov (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	0:26:16
73	Daniel Petrov (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Luka Grubic (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	0:26:26
75	Marjan Frunzenu (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	0:26:42
76	Tino Thomel (Ger) German National Team	0:27:10
77	Albert Filon Serban (Rom) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:27:17
78	Plamen Dimov (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Christoph Springer (Ger) Heraklion-Nesebar	0:30:10
80	Hristomir Angelov (Bul) CC Bourgas	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Erki Putsep (Est) CC Bourgas	0:34:50
82	Zoltán Madaras (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	0:36:24
83	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	0:36:28
84	Tino Meler (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Juraj Ugrinic (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	0:39:06
86	Danijel Kvasina (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	0:39:11
DNF	Sanchez Mario Garcia (Spa) SP Tableware	Row 86 - Cell 2
DNF	Karatzios Georgios (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 87 - Cell 2
DNF	Manolis Daskalakis (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 88 - Cell 2
DNF	Eran Frohman (Isr) Velo Club Israel	Row 89 - Cell 2
DNF	Traian Goga (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	Row 90 - Cell 2
DNF	Mihai Varabiev (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	Row 91 - Cell 2
DNF	Alexandru Galetschi (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	Row 92 - Cell 2
DNF	Daniel Anghelache (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	Row 93 - Cell 2
DNF	Alexandar Dukic (Srb) Serbian National Team	Row 94 - Cell 2
DNF	Bruno Radotic (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	Row 95 - Cell 2
DNF	László Garamszegi (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	Row 96 - Cell 2
DNF	Krisztián Lovassy (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	Row 97 - Cell 2

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Sprint 1 - Pirdop
1	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	3	pts
2	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Svetoslav Nedev (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2 - Rozino
1	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	3	pts
2	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Eric Pidun (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountain 1 - Saranci
1	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	3	pts
2	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Traian Goga (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountain 2 - Galabetz
1	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	5	pts
2	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Tino Meler (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	2	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Claude Wolter (Lux) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	1	Row 3 - Cell 3

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Mountain 3 - Trabata
1	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	3	pts
2	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Pedraza Walter (Col) SP Tableware	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountain 4 - Koznica
1	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	3	pts
2	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Fonrabe Maksym (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountain 5 - Beklemeto
1	Vladimir Koev (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	7	pts
2	Ivailo Gabrovski (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	5	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Pavel Shumanov (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	3	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	2	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Luis Silva (Por) Palmeiras Resort	1	Row 4 - Cell 3

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Teams
1	Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	13:03:31
2	Heraklion-Nesebar	0:06:56
3	Kazakhstan National Team	0:07:09
4	Palmeiras Resort	0:09:47
5	SP TABLEWARE	0:11:01
6	LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:16:06
7	CC Bourgas	0:17:31
8	Tusnad Cycling Team	0:24:05
9	PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:25:13
10	Ukraine National Team	0:26:47
11	Dresden Regional Team	0:33:11
12	German National Team	0:35:59
13	Serbian National Team	0:37:45
14	Velo Club Israel	0:43:15
15	Betonexpressz 2000	0:54:49
16	Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	1:15:00

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General classification after stage 1
1	Ivailo Gabrovski (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	4:17:33
2	Vladimir Koev (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:00:33
3	Pavel Shumanov (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:01:12
4	Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	0:03:08
5	Pedraza Walter (Col) SP Tableware	0:03:01
6	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:03:11
7	Krasimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Shchebelin Alexey (Rus) SP Tableware	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Johannes Heider (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:03:17
10	Yevgeniy Nepomnyachiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:05:52
11	Luis Silva (Por) Palmeiras Resort	0:06:55
12	Stefan Hristov (Bul) CC Bourgas	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Svetoslav Chanliev (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:08:57
14	Benfamin Riemer (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Serbian National Team	0:08:58
16	Georgi Georgiev (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Yohan Cauquil (Fra) CC Bourgas	0:10:09
20	Henrique Casimiro (Por) Palmeiras Resort	0:10:33
21	Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Andre Cardoso (Por) Palmeiras Resort	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Marcel Ternovsek (Slo) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:11:19
24	Janek Tombak (Est) CC Bourgas	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Lagkuti Sergiy (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Roberto Richeze (Arg) Betonexpressz 2000	0:11:21
27	Balint Szeghalmi (Hun) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Forberger Sven (Ger) Dresden Regional Team	0:11:03
29	Tamas Lengyel (Hun) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:12:17
30	Rusen Rusev (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:12:37
31	Tomas Metcalfe (GBr) Palmeiras Resort	0:12:38
32	Radionov Mykhaylo (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Shchedov Vitaliy (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	0:13:42
34	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:13:44
35	Borislav Ivanov (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:14:03
36	Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Gergely Kiss (Hun) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Bodenschatz Florian (Ger) Dresden Regional Team	0:14:39
39	Svetoslav Nedev (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:14:42
40	Eric Pidun (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:14:44
41	Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:15:03
42	Marcel Barth (Ger) German National Team	0:15:32
43	Fabian Schaar (Ger) German National Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Anastopoulos Vasileios (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Kulyk Andriy (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Jacob Fiedler (Ger) German National Team	0:15:47
47	Martin Prazdnovski (Svk) CC Bourgas	0:15:59
48	Ayal Rahat (Isr) Velo Club Israel	0:17:39
49	Libner Niv (Isr) Velo Club Israel	0:17:04
50	Alexandru Ciocan (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	0:17:42
51	Gergely Ivanics (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	0:17:46
52	Marrtin Grunder (Ger) Dresden Regional Team	0:17:54
53	Dmitry Gruzdev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:18:04
54	Der Zolt (Srb) Serbian National Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Roman Morozov (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	0:18:33
56	Stanislav Zaraliev (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	0:18:35
57	Ralf Matzka (Ger) German National Team	0:18:48
58	Rami David (Isr) Velo Club Israel	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Claude Wolter (Lux) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:20:00
60	Daniel Bajlo (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Rino Zampilli (Ita) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:20:21
62	Dragan Spasic (Srb) Serbian National Team	0:21:35
63	Johannes Kahra (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) German National Team	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Scholz Timo (Ger) Dresden Regional Team	0:23:12
66	Franz Schiewer (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:23:13
67	Fonrabe Maksym (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	0:24:08
68	Predrag Prokic (Srb) Serbian National Team	0:24:27
69	Dor Dviri (Isr) Velo Club Israel	0:24:28
70	Ivan Stevic (Srb) Serbian National Team	0:24:49
71	Evgeni Gerganov (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	0:24:57
72	Martin Mihov (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	0:26:26
73	Daniel Petrov (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Luka Grubic (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	0:26:36
75	Marjan Frunzenu (Rom) Dinamo - Bucurest	0:26:52
76	Tino Thomel (Ger) German National Team	0:27:02
77	Albert Filon Serban (Rom) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:27:27
78	Plamen Dimov (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Christoph Springer (Ger) Heraklion-Nesebar	0:30:02
80	Hristomir Angelov (Bul) CC Bourgas	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Erki Putsep (Est) CC Bourgas	0:35:00
82	Zoltán Madaras (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	0:36:34
83	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	0:36:38
84	Tino Meler (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Juraj Ugrinic (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	0:39:16
86	Danijel Kvasina (Cro) Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	0:39:21

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Sprint classification
1	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	6	pts
2	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	4	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Svetoslav Nedev (Bul) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	1	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Eric Pidun (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	1	Row 3 - Cell 3

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Mountains classification
1	Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	14	pts
2	István Cziráki (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000	9	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Vladimir Koev (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	7	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Ivailo Gabrovski (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	5	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Pavel Shumanov (Bul) Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	3	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	2	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Tino Meler (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	2	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Pedraza Walter (Col) SP Tableware	1	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Luis Silva (Por) Palmeiras Resort	1	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Claude Wolter (Lux) PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	1	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Fonrabe Maksym (Ukr) Ukraine National Team	1	Row 10 - Cell 3

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Young rider classification
1	Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nesebar	4:20:41
2	Johannes Heider (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:00:09
3	Yevgeniy Nepomnyachiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team	0:02:44

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Teams classification
1	Hemus 1896-INS Delivery	13:03:31
2	Heraklion-Nesebar	0:06:56
3	Kazakhstan National Team	0:07:09
4	Palmeiras Resort	0:09:47
5	SP TABLEWARE	0:11:01
6	LKT-Team-Brandenburg	0:16:06
7	CC Bourgas	0:17:31
8	Tusnad Cycling Team	0:24:05
9	PKD Tzar Simeon Plovdiv	0:25:13
10	Ukraine National Team	0:26:47
11	Dresden Regional Team	0:33:11
12	German National Team	0:35:59
13	Serbian National Team	0:37:45
14	Velo Club Israel	0:43:15
15	Betonexpressz 2000	0:54:49
16	Kamen Pazin Cycling Team	1:15:00

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